Lahore: India’s Minister for Foreign Affairs S.M. Krishna said on Sunday that the government and the people of India wanted to see a peaceful and stable Pakistan.
On third day of his visit to Pakistan, the Indian minister arrived here in Lahore where he met Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khoa and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Krishna said that both the neigbouring countries had developed better relations in the era of democracy. He said that the issues between both the South Asian countries could not be resolved in one or two meetings.
Krishna said, “It is my earnest desire and the desire of Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India and the people of India that we would like to see a stable, peaceful, progressive Pakistan as our neighbor because that will be beneficial to the entire region.”
He said that he came to Pakistan on a wish of Indian government and the people.
During the visit both countries signed the historic liberalized visa regime that will promote people-to-people contact between the two countries.
Krishna will also meet Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif before departing for India today.
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